performance vs response

performance

noun
  • The act of performing; carrying into execution or action; execution; achievement; accomplishment; representation by action. 

  • That which is performed or accomplished; a thing done or carried through; an achievement; a deed; an act; a feat; especially, an action of an elaborate or public character. 

  • The amount of useful work accomplished estimated in terms of time needed, resources used, etc. 

  • The actual use of language in concrete situations by native speakers of a language, as opposed to the system of linguistic knowledge they possess (competence), cf. linguistic performance. 

  • A live show or concert. 

response

noun
  • The act of responding or replying; reply: as, to speak in response to a question. 

  • An oracular answer. 

  • A reply to an objection in formal disputation. 

  • An answer or reply, or something in the nature of an answer or reply. 

  • A versicle or anthem said or sung during or after a lection; a respond or responsory. 

  • An online advertising performance metric representing one click-through from an online ad to its destination URL. 

  • A verse, sentence, phrase, or word said or sung by the choir or congregation in sequence or reply to the priest or officiant. 

  • A reaction to a stimulus or provocation. 

How often have the words performance and response occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )